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Widely recognized as one of the best litigators in the country, Julia Strickland leads a broad national practice that focuses on the defense of class actions and other complex actions. Ms. Strickland is regularly called by major financial services companies and others when they are confronted with complex issues that put them at substantial economic and reputational risk. She is a member of the firm’s Executive Committee, Managing Partner of the Los Angeles office, and head of the firm’s national Financial Services Litigation, Regulation and Enforcement Group.

In addition to her experience defending complex and class actions through dispositive motion practice, trial and/or appeal, Ms. Strickland has settled all types of complex and class actions. She is versatile and creative in addressing settlement considerations, both legal and business, and in developing settlement structure options unique to the particular case. She also routinely represents companies in compliance counseling, regulatory proceedings and responding to claims by federal and state regulators and enforcement authorities. Representative clients include JPMorgan Chase, HSBC, TransUnion, Discover, American Express, Citigroup, HSBC, PayPal, BMW Financial Services, Zappos and Synchrony Bank, among others.

Ms. Strickland once again received top honors in Chambers USA 2018 with a Band 1 ranking in the Financial Services Regulation: Consumer Finance Litigation–Nationwide category. Ms. Strickland is one of only three attorneys across the country to receive this recognition. She was also selected by Law360 as a 2017 Banking MVP joining an elite slate of only six lawyers nationally who have distinguished themselves from their peers. For more than 13 years running, The Los Angeles Daily Journal has named Ms. Strickland one of California’s “Top Women Lawyers.” The Los Angeles Business Journal honored Ms. Strickland in their Leader in Law awards naming her one of their “Lawyers of the Year” for 2016 and 2017, and she was recognized by leading corporate counsel as a member of the BTI Consulting Group’s “Client Services All-Stars” for her “uncanny ability to anticipate opposing counsel,” as well as being “very customer focused and practical.” She has also been repeatedly recognized by Super Lawyers, Benchmark Litigation, The Los Angeles Times and The Best Lawyers in America.

Foley Motors, Inc. v. BMW et al. – Prevailed on summary judgment in favor of BMW Bank of North America and BMW Financial Services NA, LLC, defeating a putative class action alleging over $40 million in potential damages under the Telephone Consumer Protection Act, 47 U.S.C. § 227. The order provides valuable support to defendants’ efforts to defeat claims based on the unauthorized conduct of third parties.

Sarukhanov v. JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. – Prevailed on appeal following partial summary judgment on a claim under California’s Identity Theft Act. On an issue of first impression and of importance to retail banks, the Ninth Circuit held that the Identity Theft Act does not apply to claims involving a deposit account because the defendant bank was not a “claimant” under the Act.

Lal v. Capital One Financial Corp., et al. – On a motion to dismiss, the court adopted Stroock's argument on behalf of HSBC restricting statutory damages for pre-2017 violations of California's call recording statute to per action as opposed to per violation, dramatically reducing the value of the alleged claim.

Zepeda v. PayPal, Inc. et al. – Prevailed on motion to dismiss in class action brought against PayPal and eBay and thereafter successfully negotiated a nationwide settlement involving over 100 million PayPal account holders in the U.S. The settlement received final approval in March 2017, after more than four years of contentious litigation with numerous objectors over the settlement terms.

Recognized by Los Angeles Business Journal as one of the “Most Influential Women Attorneys” in 2018.

Selected by Law360 as a 2017 Banking MVP joining an elite slate of only six lawyers nationally who have distinguished themselves from their peers.

Nationally recognized as a leading lawyer by Chambers USA: America’s Leading Lawyers for Business for work in Financial Services Regulation: Consumer Finance (Litigation) − Band 1.

Benchmark Litigation named Ms. Strickland a "Litigation Star" for 2015, 2016, 2017 and 2018. The publication identifies the leading trial attorneys and firms at the local and national levels. Benchmark Litigation has also recognized Ms. Strickland as a top California litigator and one of the "Top 250 Woman in Litigation."

Named by theLos Angeles Daily Journalas one of California’s “Top Women Lawyers” 13 times, including most recently in 2018.

Los Angeles Business Journal honored Ms. Strickland in their Leader in Law awards, naming her one of their “Lawyers of the Year” for 2016 and 2017.

Ranked by Super Lawyers since 2004, including as one of “The Top LA Women Lawyers” from 2012-2015 and for outstanding work in Banking Law for 2013-2017.

Named by theLos Angeles Times as one of “Southern California’s Best Lawyers” since 2012.

Recognized by leading corporate counsel as a member of the BTI Consulting Group’s “2011 Client Services All-Stars.”

Annually recognized by The Best Lawyers in America in the category of “Litigation – Banking & Finance” from 2010-2016.

Ms. Strickland frequently speaks on the topics of complex litigation and financial services. From 1997 through 2018, Ms. Strickland has co-chaired the Annual Consumer Financial Services Institute for the Practising Law Institute. She also regularly speaks at PLI’s Class Action Litigation Institute. Ms. Strickland also has been a Guest Lecturer at UCLA Law School on the topic, "Negotiating and Drafting a Class Action Settlement Agreement." She regularly speaks to professional and trade groups, as well as to government bodies.

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Stroock & Stroock & Lavan LLP, a national law firm with offices in New York, Los Angeles, Miami and Washington, DC, announced that Julia Strickland, a Partner and Chair of Stroock's Financial Services/Class Action practice, was recognized by the Benchmark Litigation 2015 guide, for the third time in a row, as a "Local Litigation Star" for California.

The Benchmark Litigation list of "Local Litigation Stars" for each state reflects only those individuals who were recommended consistently as reputable and effective litigators by clients and peers.

Stroock & Stroock & Lavan LLP, a national law firm with offices in New York, Los Angeles, Miami, and Washington, DC announced that 35 attorneys across 25 practice areas have been selected by their peers for inclusion in the 2015 edition of The Best Lawyers in America® ("Best Lawyers®").
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Stroock & Stroock & Lavan LLP, a national law firm with offices in New York, Los Angeles, Miami and Washington, DC, announced that it has again been recognized in Chambers USA: America's Leading Lawyers for Business.

For the 2014 edition, 29 Stroock partners and counsel from 12 Stroock practice groups were recognized for excellence by Chambers USA.

Stroock & Stroock & Lavan LLP, a national law firm with offices in New York, Los Angeles, Miami, and Washington, DC announced that nearly 30 attorneys across 24 practice areas have been selected by their peers for inclusion in the 2013 edition of The Best Lawyers in America® ("Best Lawyers®").

Stroock & Stroock & Lavan LLP, a national law firm with offices in New York, Los Angeles and Miami, announced that 31 attorneys across 22 practice areas have been selected by their peers for inclusion in the 2013 edition of The Best Lawyers in America® ("Best Lawyers®").

Stroock & Stroock & Lavan LLP, a national law firm with offices in New York, Los Angeles and Miami, announced that 18 attorneys across 18 practice areas have been selected by their peers for inclusion in the 2012 edition of The Best Lawyers in America® ("Best Lawyers®").

Julia B. Strickland, a partner at Stroock & Stroock & Lavan LLP in Los Angeles, was recognized by corporate counsel as a "Client Service All-Star" in the BTI Consulting Group's "2011 Client Services All-Stars," an annual survey of corporate counsel from the world's largest organizations.

Stroock & Stroock & Lavan LLP, a national law firm with offices in New York, Los Angeles and Miami, announced that 17 attorneys across 12 practice areas have been selected by their peers for inclusion in the 2011 edition of Best Lawyers®.

Julia Strickland has again been selected by the Los Angeles Daily Journal as one of the “Top 100 Women Litigators in California.” This is the fifth time Julia has received this honor in the last six years.